Chapter One - In Search of Vanthus
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Berek covered in the muck and goo of what once was Penkus laughs "Disrespectale..." with that he rushes into the water where he first looses his lunch and then washes of the gore of of himself "Back to the ocean fer you stinkin crabs2 he laughs clearly nothing can impress Berek at least one would think so but when he returns to shore and Knarra talks about her appearance Berek is rather dumbfounded. "If between the threat of drowning or starving all your worried about is lookin respectable sister then I admire yer confidence." with that he truns to Daerith "Say mister magic man will that earth elemental be willing and able to burrow a tunnel for all us and the chests to lady Vanderboren's Estate? That's what I'd call service ye know!"
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"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." - Gandalf
J.R.R. Tolkien, Council of Elrond, The Fellowship of the Ring
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"There's an old Dwarven sayin, translated it goes sometin like brawn and brain goes hand in hand..." with that he ties a rope to one of the sea chests and hands it's end to Knarra. "Once you an John made it through pull this taught and keep pulling, that ell make our job o luggin these chests that much easier...
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"Well," says Knarra, "I know Berronar would ne'er let me perish so when I am doin' her work. Ya see......All this Berek? Might I ask that a small tithe be donated to the Church for to keep Orphans and Needy in these hard times when we get back?
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At the mention of the thought that his own hard earned gold should be given to those too lazy to do the work Berek's face cringes then he thinks back to his childhood days when a poor little Dwarf cub was brought up in a temple and manages a smile "Surely sister! That would only be right after all Berronar cares for all of us..."
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Daerith stops at the water line, "Do you all trust me?" He doesn't really wait for everyone to agree, once anyone does he reaches into the chest and plucks out a few items. "These things we need to carry ourselves, and frankly that wand does none of you any good, so let me lighten the load here." He takes the Wand of Mage Armor, and one of the lesser curative potions and pockets them both. "Split the magical items up evenly or however we want, but the coins and gems I have a plan for." He plucks the Earth Elemental Gem from the chest. "I'm going to summon the Elemental, I think after further study I can keep this thing around about a minute and a half, give or take. When it arrives I'm sending it with the two chests of wealth to the surface, then to the trap door where it can remove the boulders from our path out. The rest of us need to get there on our own, and this magical items we'll need to move ourselves as well."
Daerith waits for the group to loot the potions and such, and then calls on the power of the gem, "Terra elementum accerso potentia!" He channels his arcane wit and power into the gem to call forth the creature trapped within crushing the gem in the process. "I am your master Elemental, and I bid you aid me and my allies. We are trapped in this place, take these two chests of earthen materials to the surface of this isle, and travel to the exit that is covered in rocks and boulder. Clear that debris and open the door to allow our escape." He then gives the Elemental directions to the exit.
Once the elemental is on his way Daerith plunges into the water heading for the exit...
Daerith waits for the group to loot the potions and such, and then calls on the power of the gem, "Terra elementum accerso potentia!" He channels his arcane wit and power into the gem to call forth the creature trapped within crushing the gem in the process. "I am your master Elemental, and I bid you aid me and my allies. We are trapped in this place, take these two chests of earthen materials to the surface of this isle, and travel to the exit that is covered in rocks and boulder. Clear that debris and open the door to allow our escape." He then gives the Elemental directions to the exit.
Once the elemental is on his way Daerith plunges into the water heading for the exit...
"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." - Gandalf
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Escape!
For several moments you all stand there looking at where the chests once were, wondering if it all really happened. Then you start to feel just the hint of worry that maybe it didn't work, and all that Daerith managed to do was lose you the use of the elemental and the pirate treasure. But just as Berek's suspicious nature is about to get the better of him and cause him to say something indelicate, you all hear a crash echoing through the tunnels of this hidden retreat. It's distant, but it's about what you'd expect to hear if the doorway our of here were torn off its hinges and something was tossed down the entry passage. The way should be free. All you need do is get there. Of course, then Berek does observe that until you get out, the chests are probably standing up there for anyone to loot.
With this in mind, and the tide rising, you all begin to make your way back through the water-filled caverns. The return trip is as eventful as the trip out. Daerith and Knarra have trouble with the rising surf, though the elf is quickly picking up the skills of swimming, necessity proving to be an apt teacher. Thankfully, no one is ever in real danger of drowning. It's the poisonous sea urchins, however, that prove to be the greater danger. While passing through the middle part of the caves, Daerith scrapes his arm along a patch. And while within sight of the door out, John actually slips and falls on a large cluster of sea urchins, sticking himself several times in the arms and chest. Both man and elf feel ill for a bit, John more so than Daerith. But thankfully they both have strong constitutions and are able o fight off the worst of the poison.
And so it is that about twenty minutes after you leave the treasure chamber, you arrive wet and tired back in the main part of the smuggler's hideout. A short jog brings you to the entrance again where, to your delight, you see sunlight once more streaming down in a narrow shaft. A few rocks and one large, rounded boulder that were not there before, lie directly under the opening thirty feet above. Far above, you can see a broken hinge sticking out where the trap door was once attached.
At last, you are prisoners no more.
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He double checks the chests are still there, and that Vanthus isn't. "He presumes we are dead, we should let him think that for now. It may give us an edge." Sitting on the chest to shake off the effects of the urchin poison Daerith waits for the others to arrive, lending a hand to Unlucky John. "We should get back to Lavinia as quietly and as secretively as we can."
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J.R.R. Tolkien, Council of Elrond, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Berek relieved ever since he picked up his beautiful beer mug adorned shield again seems very content now that they have managed to escape... "Well me thinks we should look an see if er boat is still there... could imagine the scumbag stole it... why dontche stay here quick and guard the treasure while me an Shimba see if the boat's still there?"
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